President Nixon consulted with his aide Stephen B. Bull to facilitate a telephonic communication with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The brief interaction served as a logistical bridge to initiate contact with Ziegler, likely to coordinate messaging or address immediate press-related matters. No further substantive policy or administrative discussions were captured during this exchange.
On March 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 8:48 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 467-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 467-009
Date: March 12, 1971
Time: 8:47 am
Location: Oval Office
The President talked with the White House operator
Call to Ronald L. ZieglerNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.